Dog

A 'Dog' in a dream represents a mental habit. Like all animals in dreams, dogs represent habitual thoughts -- thoughts that enter your mind automatically without conscious choice. Consider the qualities of a dog: loyal, obedient, eager to please, and able to be trained. Dogs follow their owner, they respond to commands, and they can be conditioned to behave in specific ways. This reflects a habitual thought pattern that is loyal and persistent -- one that follows you around and keeps showing up. Like a well-trained dog, some habitual thoughts can be very useful and productive. Like an untrained or aggressive dog, others can be destructive and difficult to control. Pay attention to the behavior of the dog. Is it friendly and well-trained, reflecting a productive mental habit that serves you? Is it aggressive or wild, indicating a habitual thought that is out of control and causing harm? Is it a puppy, representing a newly forming habit that is still being trained? When a dog shows up in your dream, it is calling for you to become aware of your mental habits. Which habitual thoughts are serving you like a loyal, well-trained companion? And which ones need to be retrained or released? Through concentration practice, you develop the power to observe and redirect your habitual thoughts. Train your mental dogs to obey the commands of your higher will.